Foch launches fresh drive in Picardy sector
In a dawn offensive directed by Field Marshal Haig, French First Army and British Fourth Army strike across a wide Picardy front, advancing several miles as German defenses resist in the Montdidier to Soissons area. Tanks lead the dawn assault amid secrecy, with ongoing action near the Vesle as soissons rheims front reports German strength.
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Foch
Picardy
Haig
Ming
Aisne-Marne
Marshal Foth
Amiens
Field Marshal Haig
Haig Drives Huns With Coordinated French-British Assault
Allied forces launched dawn attack along a 40 to 50 kilometer front between Albert and Montdidier. British pressed toward Cerisy-Gailly and Sailly-Laurette while French moved toward Demuin and Aubercourt. Morisel and Moreuil faced heavy German resistance as artillery fire preceded infantry advance. Initial objectives were achieved with strong progress before 8 o clock.
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Associated Press
France
Albert
Montdidier
Cerisy-Gailly
Somme
Sailly- Laurette
Marceleave
Demuin
Aubercourt
Morisel
Moreuil
British Take Hahner and Dodo Woods In France
British forces in the Amiens front offensive report capture of Hahner wood Dodo wood and likely control of Marvelcave and La Motte-en-Anterre. The twelve mile Somme front was attacked after brief artillery prep, with all objectives reached within four hours and numerous prisoners and guns seized.
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France
Amiens
Hahner Wood
Dodo Wood
Marvelcave
la Motte-en-anterre
Marlancourt
Albert
Avre
Moren
Somme
City and County Send 85 Men to Camp Wadsworth
Eighty five men from the city and county will leave tonight at 9 10 for general military service in the National Army. They comprise the quotas of the three city boards and first and second county boards called to furnish during the August 5 five day movement. They report to report at 4 this afternoon for final instructions and papers. They travel by a special train from the Pennsylvania station. No formal celebration planned though hundreds may accompany them to the station.
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National Army
Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg
S. C
Pennsylvania Station
Attack Aims to Wipe Out Hun Position Near Montdidier
Paris Aug. 8 Franco British troops began an offensive southeast of Amiens. The attack seeks to weaken or erase the German line around Montdidier where the front trends north. British and French forces connect south of Villers Bretonneux while Germans retreat east of the Avre. American troops hold part of the line at Cantigny, west of Montdidier.
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Cambrai
la Fere
Montdidier
Albert
Somme
Noyon
Oise
Associated Press
Paris
Amiens
War Office
Villers- Bretonneaux
Avre
Picardy
Rheims
Ypres
Cantigny
Russia declares war between England and Russia paper dispatch
Stockholm Aug 8 The Russian government issued a declaration that a state of war exists between England and Russia according to a Berlin Lokal Anzeiger dispatch printed with reservation and no further details.
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Stockholm
England
Russia
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Americans Break German Counterattacks West of Fismes
American infantry crossed the Vesle near Fismes and pushed west to disrupt German counterattacks. Franco American artillery supported by detachments crossed the river and held ground as Germans retreated under heavy fire. The fighting continued with strong traffic of prisoners and persistent assaults.
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Vesle
Fismes
Shatter
Grocers Picnic Draws Harrisburgers to Hershey Park
Thousands of Harrisburgers ride streetcars to Hershey Park for the annual Grocers' picnic. The day features a morning baseball game between the hill and uptown grocers, with players mimicking Ty Cobb Eddie Collins and Christy Matthewson as they roam the diamond.
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Hershey
Association
Marsh Run Warehouses to Open September First
First quartermasters department warehouses at Marsh Run near completion will open about September 1 with 400 soldiers assigned for guard police and fire duties. Ten 1 060 by 100 foot one story tile concrete and steel warehouses will have railroad spurs and loading platforms. Civilian workers will handle most warehouse tasks while labor shortages delay progress. Continued on Page 12.
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Quartermasters Department
United States Army
Marsh Run
Sugar Survey Indicates Dauphin County Well Supplied
The Dauphin county sugar survey shows 582 grocers registered with 503 returns by noon. Officials foresee certificates after registration completion. Many grocers lack sugar this month while wholesalers report ample stocks, pending buyer access.
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Isugar Survey
Food Administration
Dauphin County
Dauphin
Quick-Witted Yankee Takes 82 Germans by Rule at Belleau Wood
From Stars and Stripes, the official Army newspaper in France, the tale follows Private Frank Lenert, a 19-year-old Marine from Chicago, who captured 82 German soldiers at Belleau Wood. An overnight action freed the woods as remaining machine gun units were eliminated or forced out. The report notes an early midnight wakeup as Lenert called in his prisoners to a regimental HQ.
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Belleau Wood
the Stars and Stripes
France
Frank Lenert
Chicago
Leutenant
Hans Delude French Peasants With Idea of American Cruelty
French peasants rescued by American troops near Ville Savoye south of the Vesle had been frightened by a German letter claiming the Americans would mistreat them. The note dated Fismes August 2 warned French soldiers not to count on the Americans, claiming Germans could win by force.
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Vesle
Ville-Savoye
Fismes
Germany
Lane
France
Fooh
Pony Express
Chateau Thierry
Ourcq
Cierges
Bellevue Farm
Ruddy Farm
Missing Sergeant Russell Reported in France
The father of Frederick J. Russell, a private in Company M of the 119th Infantry, reports his son missing in action in France. The family at 1530 Fulton Street awaits casualty confirmation as the war rages with American troops pushing north of the line.
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Germany
F. J. Russell
Frederick Russell
Fulton Street
France
Storms End Heat Wave In Six Death City Relief
Thunderstorms expected to reach the city late today should end the recent heat wave that caused six deaths and many prostrations. Forecaster E R Demain predicts cooler, partly cloudy conditions tonight and tomorrow. The wind and showers last evening brought relief to residents, ending days of extreme heat.
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E. R. Demain
Mercury
159 Injured Soldiers Arrive in U S Hospitals
Washington august 8 sick and wounded soldiers arrived from the American Expeditionary forces and were sent to various army hospitals during the weekend ending august 2. the surgeon general announced 159 men reported as injured or ill.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
River rising this afternoon into tonight
The upper portion of the main river will rise slightly this afternoon and tonight, prompting the potential for minor flooding and usual precautions for nearby residents and facilities.
Brookville Soldier Witnesses Burial Scene Amid War Flag
Raymond G. Carroll reports from the AEF front near Chateau Thierry and Vesle. The piece recalls an unforgettable moment as a Brookville soldier, a fellow townsman, and Pottsville fighter stand by during burial rites and battle advances.
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Brookville
Pottsville
Secretary Wilson Here in Harrisburg on Coal Fight
Harrisburg Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson spent hours en route home from Washington to Tioga county by automobile. He praised Allied offensives but declined to discuss the anthracite coal mining situation amid broader federal control proposals for meat and food supplies.
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Harrisburg
William B. Wilson
Washington
Tioga County
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